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A Frontier Scene
A western short depicting the execution of a horse thief by a group of enraged cowboys. Th…
A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby
Directed by W.K.L Dickson.
Annabelle Butterfly Dance No. 3
Anonymous performer for Edison Manufacturing Co.
1895
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
Former lightweight boxer Billy Edwards, now a trainer and writer of the sport, takes on a…
Dance of Rejoicing
Samoan Islanders from Barnum & Bailey's Circus perform a dance.
1895
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
In a long, diaphanous skirt, held out by her hands with arms extended, Broadway dancer Ann…
Death Scene
The sinister mesmerist Svengali hypnotizes two characters, then dies abruptly in a Trilby…
1895
Horse Trick Riders
In the background is a house. In the foreground, a groom holds the reins of a sleek black…
Hypnotic Scene
The sinister mesmerist Svengali hypnotizes a group of people and compels them to perform v…
1895
Incident at Clovelly Cottage
Incident at Clovelly Cottage, also known as Incident Outside Clovelly Cottage, Barnet, sho…
1895
James Grundy, Buck and Wing
A short of Mr. Grundy dancing. He's a Black man in a jockey outfit and there's someone in…
1895
New Blacksmith Shop
Four men at work in a forge. The uses hammers and and anvil to beat metal.
1895
Nicholas Sisters Split Dance
The Nicholas Sisters perform a "split dance" from a Koster & Bial’s Music Hall stage produ…
1895
Opening of the Kiel Canal
Opening of the Kiel Canal (also known as Inauguration of the Kiel Canal by Kaiser Wilhelm…
Paddle Dance
By Fiji Islanders. A peculiar dance by genuine artists, dressed or rather undressed, in th…
1895
Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs
Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs is an 1895 British short black-and-white silent docu…
1895
Princess Ali
Princess Ali, of Barnum and Bailey's circus, performs an Egyptian dance in the Edison Comp…
Quartette
Scene from a Trilby-themed stage play. Lost.
1895
Robetta and Doretto, No. 1
Scene represents section of the interior of a Chinese Opium Den.
Short Stick Dance
A native dance peculiar to India. Very odd and interesting. Strange costumes and stranger…
Silver Dance
The participants are natives of Ceylon. Their dance is very interesting being so different…
1895
The Arrest of a Pickpocket
The Arrest of a Pickpocket is an 1895 British short black-and-white silent crime film, pro…
1895
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
A short film depicting the execution of Mary, Queen of the Scots. Mary is brought to the e…
1895
The German Emperor Reviewing His Troops
Directed by Birt Acres.
1895
Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' c…
Trilby Dance
The Leigh Sisters perform a risqué Trilby-inspired dance with an umbrella. Scene from Davi…
Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy
An 1895 British short black and white silent comedy film featuring two drunken men and a b…
Young Griffo v. Battling Charles Barnett
A lost film of two boxers.